I called this fella in last weekend for my best friend, on his farm, literally like a .5 mile from my house. His first gobbler and I enjoyed it as much as if I had shot it myself.
I have owned 2 T3’s, a 300WM and a 06 superlite. The 300 was a little much for me in such a light package but the 06 will never go anywhere. It’s consistently a .5 MOA rifle and has even grouped smaller than that. I can think of a bunch of things that I would want in a rifle that it doesn’t have...
I have an older M7 SS in 7-08 and it has been a fantastic little rifle. Mine is probably about 20 years old though. Still wears the factory stock but I installed a timney trigger a few years back. I haven’t looked at the new ones and have no idea about HS stocks. My rifle has done everything I...
With starting a new job this fall, I had to stay home and not head west this year. But I made the most of it with a productive season here at home. As a Tennessee resident I have 2 buck tags a year and I punched my last one this morning. I was lucky enough to tag my biggest archery buck to date...
I have the Talley’s on mine. I have used the Warne, DNZ’s, and also the Mountain Tactical one piece base and Leupold PRW rings with no complaints. The Talleys gave me the appearance and weight I wanted with my current setup. I think all will do fine for you.
Those M-7’s are hard to beat for a lot of applications. I shot my M-7 SS 7-08 today. That 260 always had my attention but I never picked one up. I plan on cutting the stock down for my boys in a year or two.
I know you already know this, but that is an absolute hunt of a lifetime. I hope it lived up to your expectations. It sure would have mine. Congrats on not only a magnificent animal but also on staying with it and getting the most out of it. Well done sir.
My good friend is a processor and is located about 1 mile from my house. I generally just take them to him, but one year in early bow season I shot a big doe and he was having cooler issues so I skinned and quartered her up to get her into one of his smaller coolers. We let her hang 15 days as...
. I am sitting on a pile of 06 federal premium 180gr TBT I got in a trade but can’t make myself dig into it to see how they fly. I will someday I guess. I’m sure they would do just fine.
I have considered going copper in my 06. I started out with the 165gr trophy grade Accubond factory load and it was very accurate so I bought a pile of it, knowing it could handle whatever game I would be persuing. I really hate to change but will probably give the 150gr TTSX’s and Etip/trophy...
I’m taking my 7-08 to the mountains after bear next month. Either with 140 partitions or 140 E-Tips. No question in my mind that it will get it done if I get a shot.
Yeah you can get into it. I would recommend getting hooked up with some guys that run hog dogs first and learning the ropes from them. It’s expensive and time consuming dealing with dogs all year long. Not to mention tracking collars, dog box, etc. A seasoned hog hunter could point you in the...
Like Randy said, keep after it. But maybe think about looking into the finer details of the hunting laws next time.I hope I’m still grinding away at it when I’m your age.
I have 2 vx2’s, a vx3, and a vx3i CDS. All of them are reliable and having owned Vortex in comparable magnifications and price range, I feel like the leupold is consistently a better value. Especially in low light conditions. Non of mine have lost zero and the CDS model tracks consistently and...